MISSION HIGHLIGHTS
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Read Tong's Story
Stolen into slavery at the age of 6 and forced to endure years of torture... |
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Read Kuol's Story
Severely malnourished and with leporsy, Kuol was dying as a slave... |
Relief:
In violent, anti-Christian Sudan, partners free over 31,000 slaves, provide more than 16,000 survival kits and millions of pounds of aid. |
Prayer Focus Points:
For the Gospel to be shared with those who not only need physical freedom, but also spiritual freedom through salvation.
For the continued effort to free Sudanese slaves and see this despicable act abolished by government agencies.
For those displaced and taken from their homes to be restored to their families.
Country Details:
Land area: 917,374 sq mi (2,376,001 sq km); total area: 967,493 sq mi (2,505,810 sq km)
Population (2007 est.): 42,292,929 (growth rate: 2.5%); birth rate: 33.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 59.6/1000; life expectancy: 59.3; density per sq mi: 46
Ethnicity/race: black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
Literacy rate: 61% (2003 est.)
Religions: Islam (Sunni) 70% (in north), indigenous 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
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